Scouring-machine.



PATENTED DEG 1907.

E, KETZLEE.

SECURING MA (mm. APHLIUATIUH FILED ,EPE. 15,1906.

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No. 872,828 PATENTED DEC. 3, 1907. E. KETZLER.

SGOURING MACHINE,

APPLICATION FILED APR.16,1906.

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' ing it is shown as comprising E RNST KETZLER, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SGOURING-MAGHINE.

'Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Dec; 3,1907.

Application filed rii 1a. 1906. Serial No. 311.943.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST KETzLnR,a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scouri -Machines, of which the following is a speci' cation.

The subject of the present invention is a machine for-scouring garments, fabrics, and similar articles and the object of the invention is to provide an improved'machine by which the work can be done thoroughly and Generally stated, the machine com rises a pair of revoluble brushes, one of which is I movable toward and from the other, means for revolving said brushes in opposite directions, and a work support having elongated openings through which the periphery of one of the brushes projects a short distance so as to come in contact with the under side of the article being cleaned.

The machine has also minor features which are fully described hereinafter.

,The invention consists in the features of novelty that are hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, all of those portions below the line 'X X, Fig. 2, and above the line Y.Y, Fig. 1, being omitted. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail.

The machine has a frame which may be of any desired. construction. In the drawtwo side castings, 1, made of angle iron, connected by any suitable number' of tie-rods, the upper portion of the frame being shown in the drawing. Risin from each of the top horizontal beams o the frame are two standards, 3, which may be of L shape, one branch of the L being bolted to the beam while the other branch extends upward. To these standards the down-turned ends,

.4, of a bar, 5, are adjustably secured by bolts or screws, 6, the opening in the 'one' of the overlapping parts, 3 and 4, against which the heads of the screws bear, bein elongated to permit the bar5 to be adjusted vertically for a purpose that will appear presently.

The bars 5 are rigidly connected by a cross beam 7, preferably made of metal, the

ends of which are secured by screws or other 2, only I desire to have it understo I broadest aspect the invention is not limited suitable means to. said bars. This beam enters into the construction of the work support, a portion of which consists of an imperforate table-like portion 8, which is adja cent to the brushes and freely accessible, to the workman so that he may manually feed the goods to the brushes and manipulate them as freely as may be necessary. The table is preferably made of sheet metal, one margin of which is secured in a rabbet in the beam 7 and the outer portion of which is deflected downward and thence upward to form a trough, 9, for catching the water that flows off of the table and directing it to the side of the machine. 1 0 is a second beam, preferably made of metal, which extends from one to the other of the bars 5, and is adjustably secured to them by screwbolts, 11, which pass through slots 12 in the bars 5. When the bolts 11 are tightened the connection between the beam and the bars 5 becomes rigid, and the beam assists in bracing and holding the bars 5 in place, but when the bolts are loosened the slots 12 permit the lateral movement of the beam 1f) on the bars. These beams, 7 and 10, enter Into the construction of the work support, the support being completed by a number of wires, 13, j

the ends of which are secured to the beams, 7 and 10, by any suitable means. As shown more clearly in Fig. 3 the ends of the wires are bent downward at right angles and are secured to the sides of the beams, 7 and 10, by clamping strips 14 through which screws '15 pass and have threaded engagement with the beams. The wires are located at such distance apart 1 as to prevent the article being cleaned from following the lower brush hereinafter described. Secured to the beam 10, at each end, is a plate 16 carry: ing a threaded stem 17 which passes through a standard 18 rising from the bar 5 and receiving on the rear side of said standard a nut 19. By adjusting the nuts 19 on opposite sides of the machine the beam 10 may be drawn toward the standards so as to tighten the wires. This standard has also a horizontal arm 20 through which passes a provide these i At one end the shaft projects and carries a pulley, 25, over which passes a crossed belt 26 which also passes over a pulley 37 on the driving shaft 28, upon which latter is mounted fast and loose pulleys, 29 and 30, respectively. As shown in Fig, l. the upper periphery of the brush projects a short distance through the elongated openings in the work support so as to come in contactwith the under side oi'the article being cleaned.

31 is the upper brush, which is movable toward and from the lower brush. Its shaft is journaled 'in the fbrward ends of arms 32, the rear ends of which are pivotally mounted upon the shaft 28 which is parallel with the shaft of the brush, so that their forward ends are capable of a pivotal movement, up and down,,in planes perpendicular to the'axis of.

the brush shaft. Upon the top side of each of the two boxes in which the shaft of the brush 31 is journaled is a pair of perforated ears 33, andbetweenthese cars is secured the end of a yoke 34 which extends from one box to the other and serves to brace. the outer ends of the swinging arms 32 and pre vent their lateral horizontal movement. The arms and yoke constitute a frame and the shaft 28, which occupies a fixed position,

constitutes a fixed pivotal support tor the frame, so that its free side which carries the brush may freely move upward and downward about said pivotal support, while at the 4 same time it is restrained from any horizontel movement which would carry the brush backward and forward over the work support. or rings 35 to which in turn are attached the branched ends 36 ofa rope or cable 37, which latter is trained over a pulley, not shown in the drawing, and carries a weight 38 which .)vcr-balances the weight of the 11 per brush and its accessories and serves to hi t it and'hold it normally in elevated position.

For lowering the brush 31 to o ')erative position troadle rods 39 are attached to the swin ing arms 32, or to projections 40 carried y them, the'lower ends of these rods being suitably connected with a treadle or foot-board, not shown. in'the drawings. Screws 21 adapted to engage the frame,

. form stops for limiting the downward movement of the brush and enabling the operator to hold the brush in proper relation to the lower brush without the efl'ort that would be required if no stops were used. 'lhestops are adj ustable in order to compensate lfor the wearing away of the upper brush. 'lhcso projections supporta tube, 41, the side of which, adjaccnt'to the brush 31, is provided To this yoke is secured a pair of eyes.

contact with the brush 23.

artists with numerous perforations for discharging the floor, a shield having an upright portion 4 and a horizontal portion 45 is provided. This shield is supported by brackets 46 secured to the main frame. 4

From the foregoing description, the operation of the machine is almost apparent. The garment or article to be cleaned is placed upon the table and the brush 3 1. lowered into The garment is then advanced into the bite of the brushes and by their action, their adjacent peripheries moving in the saints-direction, the garators hands at all times Free to the, garment. i

The horizontal portion, 45, of the shield, serves also as a means for supporting that portion of the garment which passes over the rear edge of the worksupport.

When the brush 23 wears, or for any other reason it becomes necessary to do so, the en tire work support may be lowered by loosening the bolts 6.

What I- claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a scouring machine, the combination of two brushes located one above the other, a work support, having openings through which said brushes contact with each other and having a table-lil e portion adjacent to the brushes and freely accessible to the operator upon which he may manipulate the goods, means for revolving the brushes in opposite directions so that their contacting tacos move away from the work-table, and means for raising and lowering the upperbrush, whereby the operator may manually feed the goods to the brushes and allow them to be drawn forward at any desired speed and, upon the lilting of the upper brush may quickly. withdraw the goods for manipulation on the work table, substantially as described.

2. In a scouring machine, the combination in anipulate ,elevate'the brush 31 thus leaving the operof two brushes, one located above the, other, 7 t

. brush an pivotal support being parallel,

stapes frame carrying the ripper hrushg be, hired.

ivotal support for senate; these-es of, the

brush and pivotalsuppdrt'beifig' iauetsad; means for moving the iree' side of the frame 11 and down; about its pivotal support, w he lQiW ered, whereby the operator may manually reby theupper brush is raised an feed' the goods to the brushes, substantially as described.

3. In a scouring machine, the combination of two brushes, one located above the other, and a work-support, having openings through which said brushes contact with each other and having a table-like portion adjacent to the brushes and freely accessible to the operator, means for revolving the brushes in opposite directions, a frame carrying the upper brush, a fixed pivotal support for the frame, the axes of the brush and pivotal frame being parallel, means for automatically lifting the free side of, the frame and holdin it normally elevated, and means for manned scribed.

4. In a scouring machine, the combination of two brushes, one located above the other, and a Work support, having openings through which said brushes contact with each other and having a table-like portion adjacent to the brushes and freely accessible to the operator, means for revolving the brushes in opposite directions, a frame carrying the upper brush, a fixed pivotal support for the frame, the axes of the brush and pivotal su 'ort being parallel, means for automatically lifting the free side of the frame and holding it normally elevated, treadle-mechanism for lowering it and stops for limiting its downward movement, substantially as described.

5. In a scouring machine, the combination of a work su port, having elongated openings, a brush located 'below the support and projecting through said openings, means for revolving the brush, a brush located above said support, a frame carrying the brush, a pivotal su port for the frame, the axes of the ly lowering it, substantially as de-' means ,for. resolving the thrush, .hiean's, for seawater westerns se a: se ses as hattiasbzhsla'sut tsnnanya a ented.

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the ends of said Wires are attachedfiand means for nibving said beam laterallyfor ap:

cated below the, support and projecting through said openings, means for revolving the brush, a brush located above said support, means for revolving it, and means for movin it toward and from the su'pport,sub 76 stantia ly as described.

8. In a scouring machine, the combination with a work support havin side bars, a transverse beam, the ends of w ich are rigidly secured to said side bars, a transverse beam, 80

.the ends of which are-adjustably secured to said side bars whereby said beam maybe adjusted laterally, a plurality of wires,-the ends of which are secured to said beams, respec tively, said wiresbeing spaced a art toprovide elongated-openings, and means or moving the adjustable beam iaterallg to apply tension to the wires, of a brush located below the support and projecting through said o -enings, means 7 for revolving it, a brush locate ahovethe sup- 947 port, means for revolving it, and means for moving it toward and from the support, substantially asset forth.

Witnesses: v

L. M. HoPKrNs,

; nng the irameand means;

the support,substantially-a5;described;f I. i I I with a work support of a plurality ofparallel 65,

plying tension to'the wires,'of a brush lo 70 

